Nigerians Abroad: Visa & Travel News

Updates Regarding Nigerians Living & Traveling Abroad.Here are the most recent changes on world travel, visas, and residence rules that affect Nigerians and their plans to travel or live abroad. Find more about citizenship and passport rules and requirements of other countries that apply to Nigerians.

Saudi Arabia Imposes Ban on Children for Hajj 2025 & Alters Visa Rules for 14 Countries

Saudi Arabia

UK: Around 430,000 Nigerian Citizens Granted Visa So Far This Year

United Kingdom

UAE Imposes 344% Higher Non-Refundable Visa Application Fee for Nigerians

United Arab Emirates

Nigerian Passport Holders Can Now Enter UAE Visa-Free After 2 Years Ban

United Arab Emirates

UAE to Soon Lift Visa Ban on Nigerians After 2 Years

United Arab Emirates

Education

Russia Denies Threatening Nigerian Students Not to Extend Their Visas if They Refuse to Join Army

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has rejected the reports on the forced enlistment of Nigerian students in Russia into the Russian military before their visas can be renewed. Russia's denial...

United Arab Emirates

UAE Plans to Remove Visa Ban for Nigeria

The United Arab Emirates is planning to remove the visa ban on Nigerian nationals, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed. The travel ban from UAE...

Education

German Is Working to Make It Easier for Prospective Nigerian Students to Get Visas to Germany

Germany is recently working to improve the process of issuing visas for Nigerian citizens who want to study in Germany. In this regard, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Gunther,...

Argentina

Nigerians Unable to Play Friendly Match With Argentina Due to Visa Issues

The friendly game between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Albiceleste of Argentina has been cancelled due to visa issues. This match was planned for March of this year in...

France

More Than Half of Visa Applications Filed by Nigerians Were Rejected by EU Countries in 2022

Nigerians filed 86,815 applications to Schengen countries' consulates in 2022, showing that 53.4 percent of the requests were approved while 39,189 applications were denied. According to Schengen Statistics, France received...

Saudi Arabia

Visa Cancelation of 264 Nigerian Travelers in Saudi Arabia Sparks Diplomatic Concerns

In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the House of Representatives of Nigeria expressed strong condemnation over the cancelation of visas for 264 Nigerian travelers upon their arrival in Saudi...

Canada

Indians & Nigerians Lead Increase in Canadian Citizenship Acquisitions

As of 11,487 people acquired Canadian citizenship in the first quarter of this year, or 11.9 percent fewer compared to 96,207 registered in the first quarter of last year. According...

United States

US Will Increase Visa Validity to 60 Months for Nigerians

The US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria has announced that starting from March 1, 2023, the validity of the Visitor Visa for all Nigerians who want to enter the...

Qatar

Nigerians Reminded That They Cannot Work in Qatar With a Hayya Card

The Embassy of Nigeria in Doha has published an advisory to Nigerian travellers regarding strict rules of behaviour demanded by the authorities in Qatar. Such an announcement was published by...

United States

US Ambassador to Nigeria: Visa Ban Is Temporary and Resolvable

The recent visa ban which the US introduced against Nigeria, may soon be solved and Nigerians may continue to travel freely to the US again, the US Ambassador to...

United States

US Travel Visa Ban for Nigeria Pushes Both Places to Negotiations

The latest decision of the President of the United States of America Donald Trump to introduce visa restriction for several countries, including Nigeria, has left the latter unsatisfied causing...